Louis Andriessen, De staat / Robert Adlington.

Author/creator Adlington, Robert
Format Book
Publication InfoBurlington, VT : Ashgate, 2004.
Descriptionxi, 167 pages : music ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)
Subjects

Portion of title Staat
SeriesLandmarks in music since 1950
Landmarks in music since 1950. ^A583886
Contents Music and politics: early works, protest, and the Orkest de Volhading -- Jazz, minimalism and Stravinsky -- De Staat: the music -- De Staat: some interpretations -- An interview with Louis Andriessen -- Appendices. De Staat: the text ; Bar numbers, rehearsal numbers and compact disc timings in De Staat ; Il Principe: the text.
Contents CD contents. De Volharding (1972) (Orkest de Volharding) -- Il principe (1974) (Netherlands Vocal Ensemble ; Netherlands Chamber Choir ; Radio Wind Ensemble ; Huub Kerstens, conductor) -- De staat (1976) (Adinda de Nijs, Roberta Alexander, Lucia Kerstens, Mariante Kweksilber (voices) Reinbert de Leeuw, Maarten Bon (piano) ; Netherlands Wind Ensemble ; Lucas Vis, conductor)
Abstract Louis Andriessen's highly political piece De Staat expressed much of the composer's political commitment and preoccupations during the 1960s and 1970s. The author explores the work and its social and political implications in this study that is accompanied by an audio CD that contains the full work.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 152-159).
Performer Various performers.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded at Carré Theatre, Amsterdam, 12 May 1972 (1st work), 1978 (3rd work).
LCCN 2003059519
ISBN0754609251 (alk. paper)